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        minutes and a half of fame.   “The Only Newspaper in The   Class of 1977           near my grandkids. I have 3
        Clancy, the number one      World Interested in Houlton   Marie Fitzpatrick Carmichael  grandkids. My oldest son in
        Houlton Ambassador has his   Maine”.                   PO Box 673                  Rhode Island is a professor of
        protective eyewear in place   The Facebook Class of 1975   Houlton, ME 04730       Economics and my younger
        and is ready.               group is where you can     (207) 532-7522              son is a doctor in Florida. I
        Film at 11, stay tuned for the   get fresh, fast news about   kmcar@ainop.com      have many hobbies. I enjoy
        next newsletter titillating   our classmates. Thank you,                           metal detecting, construction
        alumni news release for just   Maurice Martin, Allie Cat,   Jan Hutchinson Winkler   projects, gardening, fishing,
        how many people did really   Dee Butler Henderson, and   sent this news: After going   kayaking, and art to name a
        come to Houlton for the total   others who help keep our   back to the University of   few.
        eclipse.                    class informed. Please log on   Maine in Orono I earned my   2023 was an awesome

        (Or hopefully at the last   and become a member if you   bachelor’s degree as a Clinical   year for sightseeing. I got
                                                               Laboratory Scientist.  I worked
        minute the HHS alumni       are not already one. Class Of   at Northern Light and Cancer   to visit Martha’s Vineyard,
        editors spill the beans just   1975 Houlton Maine | Groups   Care labs for 15 years.  My   Massachusetts. I also got to
        before hollering “Start     | Facebook                 husband and I retired last   see Taylor Swift’s house in
        production, roll the presses!”).  Judy Leavitt’s obituary is   year.  I have been a member   R.I. (not close up due to the
                                    linked along with many other                           security guards). I flew out to
        Editor’s Note:  Yes, Andy, there                       of the Bangor Elks Lodge    Colorado to visit my former
        was a Santa Claus for Houlton.    class developments. ZOOM   #244 for 23 years.  I am proud   campus in Boulder after 41
        Unofficial estimates are putting   class meetings are neat to hop   to have just been elected   years. I explored my university
        the number of people visiting at   on to and hope you can clear   as the Exalted Ruler for the   again to see the changes, met
        20,000, which is believable as   your schedule for future ones.   2024-2025 year for the Bangor   up with former classmates
        they were spread out amongst   Hope many of you attended   Lodge.                  and roommates, and then
        the 5 Star Park viewing areas.  all the neat events during the                     went to the Garden of the
                                    Total Solar Eclipse celebration   Class of 1978
        Ever heard Russell          of totality. Please share your                         Gods, the Cave of the Winds,
        Fitzpatrick singing up a    experiences working behind   Andrea Kingsbury Jenkins  the Manitou Cliff Dwellings,
        storm back in high school?   the scenes putting Houlton   634 Smyrna Street, Apt. 1  Red Rocks, and the statue
        Maybe Karen did but not the   Maine on the map. Please   Houlton, ME  04730        gardens of Loveland, CO, etc.
        rest of us. But like a late in   reach out, send in the news of   majenkins@pwless.net
        life prodigy, picture him in   what is going on in your life.
                                                                                                  th
        front of a Downunder Sports   Grandchildren, retirement,   Bonnie Foster              45  Reunion
        Bar open mic and wearing a   operations, training for the   7 Alfred Street
        strapped on Western Auto    Olympics, winning the Power   Houlton, ME 04730
        guitar.                     Ball, when Russell’s around   532-9422                 Class of 1979
        Russell is good! It is fun to   the World concert tour stars. It   Crystal Jackins writes:   Leslie Holmes Schools
                                                                                           971 Framingham Road
        hear a classmate make a     is all the news you and I want                         Littleton, ME 04730
        lounge laugh at his jokes and   and need to know to stay   I have retired from teaching   (207) 694-0231
        sing along to his music. Going   tight and connected.   French and Spanish after   lesliehschools@gmail.com
        back through the Houlton                               30 years in the education
        Pioneer Times archives for fifty   Class of 1976       profession. I taught mostly   Patty Fitzpatrick Hersey
        years ago.... Google, check out   Karen Daniels Fitzpatrick  High School and Middle   95 White Settlement Road
        the old HPT editions around   PO Box 945               School. I taught in Maine,   Houlton, ME 04730
        1975 and have a chuckle     Houlton, ME 04730          New York, Canada, and       (207) 532-9551
        heading down memory lane.   (207) 532-9065             Mexico. I lived off-grid in the   phersey1@myfairpoint.net
        See how cheap JC Penney was   irishaye@hotmail.com     woods of Newport, Maine
        and what businesses were in                            for several years but recently
        the weekly paper. You know                             moved to Rhode Island to be



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